WEBVTT
THE EMERGENCY ORDINANCE WOULD
ONLY ALLOW YOU TO SMOKE IN
PRIVATE HOMES OR PROPERTY AND
MAKE PLACES LIKE THIS CITY-OWNED
PARK A NO-ZONE FOR MARIJUANA
USE.
THE MUCKLER FAMILY ENJOYS AN
EVENING IN THE PARK.
IT IS ONE OF MORE THAN 100
CITY-OWNED UP DAYS THAT, COME
NEXT WEEK, WILL LIKELY ENFORCE
NO MARIJUANA SMOKING.
THIS FATHER CALLS IT CITY --
SILLY, BUT CHAD BUTLER SAYS IT
IS NECESSARY.
THE ORDNANCE FOR US IN OUR
CITY WILL HOPEFULLY PROTECT
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ENJOY THE
PARK FROM HAVING TO DEAL WITH
THE SECONDHAND MARIJUANA SMOKE.
THE PROPOSITION ALREADY SAYS
THAT HE CANNOT BE INGESTED IN
ANY PUBLIC PLACE, BUT IT DOES
NOT GIVE ANY DEFINITION OF WHAT
A PUBLIC PLACE IS.
TO STAY AHEAD OF THAT, WE HAVE
DECIDED THAT A PUBLIC PLACE IS A
CITY STREET, SIDEWALK, BUILDING,
OR CITY PARK OWNED OR LEASED BY
THE CITY.
DANA: PEOPLE WE SPOKE TO OUR
SPLIT.
>> I THINK SMOKING IN THE
PARK
WOULD BE ONE OF THE SAFEST
PLACES TO SMOKE, AS LO AS YOU
ARE MAYBE NOT CLOSE TO CHILDREN
OR TO THE PLAYGROUND.
>> I THINK I CHILDREN NEED A
PLACE TO BE ABLE TO ROAM AND
HAVE FUN AND NOT HAVE T DEAL
WITH THAT.
I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF SIGRID
SMOKE EITHER.
DANA: MCCLURE THINK
THAT THE
ORDINANCE WILL CONTINUE TO PUT
LABELS ON MARIJUANA USERS.
SMOKING MARIJUANA DOESN'T

-- Rocklin City Council will approve an emergency ordinance defining public use of marijuana-- All city properties, streets, sidewalks and parks are "no zones" for marijuana use-- City set to approve ordinance next Tuesday

Rocklin isn’t creating a marijuana ban. It is just making it harder to get away with smoking in public, if recreational marijuana is legalized.

"The proposition already says it can’t be ingested in a public place, but it doesn’t give a definition of what a public place is," Rocklin Interim Police Chief Chad Butler explained. "So to stay ahead of that, we’ve decided that a public place is a city street, a city sidewalk, a city building, a city park or anything owned or leased by the city."

On Wednesday evening, the McClure Family enjoyed an evening at Rocklin’s Quarry Park. It’s one of more than 100 city-owned properties that will likely enforce "no marijuana" smoking.

“I think it’s a little silly,” Jourdan McClure said.

But, Butler said it’s necessary.

“The ordinance, for us in our city, is going to hopefully protect people who want to enjoy the park from having to deal with the second-hand marijuana smoke,” he said.

Proposition 64 allows cities and counties to make their own regulations, including banning marijuana business. But people 21 and older can still grow and use marijuana.

“I think smoking in a park would be one of the safest places to smoke as maybe long as you’re not close to children or to the playgrounds," parent Tatyana Izina said. "But, I think smoking in the park should be allowed."

Other parents support the city ordinance.

“I think our children need a place to roam and have fun and not have to deal with that," parent Chassity Dawson said. "I’m not a big fan of cigarette smoke either, and I think it’s kind of sad when we have to deal with that when we’re trying to enjoy nature."

Outdoor cultivation was previously banned in Rocklin. McClure thinks the new ordinance will continue to put labels on marijuana users.

“If you’re smoking marijuana, (it) doesn’t mean you’re a bad person -- doesn’t mean you’re going to do something bad," McClure said. "What about people walking around with a baseball bat? That to me is far more scarier."

The city council is set to approve the ordinance next Tuesday.

Violators could be fined $100 for the first offense, a second violation is $200 and $500 for each violation after that, all within a one-year period.

The city has the option to further restrict or loosen the ordinance as time goes on.